Italy
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Italy name squad for Six Nations game against England
Italy coach Nick Mallett on Sunday made two changes to his squad for next Sunday's Six Nations clash against England at the Staio Flaminio here...
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Irish were scared of losing : Parisse
Italy captain Sergio Parisse accused Ireland of being scared of losing after the Irish squeezed out an unconvincing 16-11 Six Nations victory at Croke Park...
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Italy newboy Masi relishing O’Gara Test
Italy newboy Masi relishing O'Gara Test by Barnaby Chesterman New Italy fly-half Andrea Masi said he was relishing testing himself against one of the best...
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Mallet names first Italy team
Italy will start life under new coach Nick Mallett with an untested half-back partnership for their first match of the 2008 Six Nations against Ireland...
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Mallett hammers Northern Hemisphere rugby
New Italy coach Nick Mallett has fired up the traditional north vs south debate saying that Northern Hemisphere matches rarely matches the intensity of the...
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Bergamasco confident in new 9 & 10 partnership
Italy centre Mirco Bergamasco said his team were unconcerned by the prospect of heading into the Six Nations championship with a new and untested scrum-half...
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Bortolami to miss first three Six Nations matches
Italy's Marco Bortolami will be out of action for six weeks, including the first three Six Nations games, after sustaining a facial injury playing for...
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Mallet names Italy squad for England and Ireland
Newly appointed Italy coach Nick Mallett has named a 25-strong squad for Italy's opening Six Nations games against Ireland on February 2 in Dublin and...
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Bortolami set to miss Six Nations opener
Gloucester Rugby have confirmed that Marco Bortolami, their captain and Italian second row, has suffered a double fracture to his left eye socket.
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Mallet names Parisse as Italy Captain
Stade Francais No 8 Sergio Parisse was on Friday named captain of the Italy team to play in this season's Six Nations tournament. The 24-year-old,...
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Mallett concentrates on the long term
Newly-appointed Italy coach Nick Mallett expects nothing less than a quarter-final finish for his Azzurri at the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.
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Mallett names Italy training squad for 6N
New Italy coach Nick Mallett has named his first training squad ahead of the Six Nations which sees the Azzurri kick off their 2008 campaign...
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Italy to stay in Rome
Italy will play their 2008 home Six Nations matches at Rome's Stadio Flaminio despite rebuilding work, the Italian Rugby Federation has confirmed.
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Italy may move Six Nations to Genoa
The reconstruction of Italy's Stadio Flaminio may not be ready in time for the 2008 Six Nations, forcing the team to switch their home venue.
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Italy team doctor investigated
Italy rugby team doctor Gianluca Melegati was questioned on Tuesday over allegations he failed to report a player's positive test for cannabis and cocaine prior...
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Mallett can hammer Italy straight
Italian Rugby Federation president Giancarlo Dondi believes Nick Mallett has the pedigree to help take the national team to the next level.
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Italian in doping scandal
Italy team doctor Gianluca Melegati is the subject of an Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) investigation following reports that he had violated Italian doping procedures prior...
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Bergamasco ‘tripped up’ for two weeks
Italian centre Mirco Bergamasco has received a two-week ban for tripping Scotland's Dan Parks during the World Cup Pool C game in Saint Etienne last...
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Mallett gets Italian job
Weeks of speculation finally came to an end on Wednesday when the Italian Rugby Federation announced former Springbok coach Nick Mallett as the new Azzuri...
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Baby Bergamasco cited
Mirco Bergamasco has been cited for his trip on Scotland fly-half Dan Parks during their winner-takes-all clash on Sunday.
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Berbizier not too worried
Italy coach Pierre Berbizier refuses to believe the loss of injured captain Marco Bortolami will have a significant bearing on the game against Scotland.
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Italy sweat on Bortolami
Italy have been dealt a major blow ahead of their winner takes all clash with Scotland on Saturday with the news they may be without...
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Italy suffer again
Italy have suffered a second injury setback in the space of a week with the news that flanker Alessandro Zanni will not play any further...
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Bortolami wants more structure
Italian captain Marco Bortolami was pleased to have got the win over Portugal, but admitted it was a disappointing performance on Wednesday.
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Berbizier wants improvement
When Italy take on Portugal on Wednesday they will be looking to set the standards for their final Pool C clash against Scotland.
Laidlaw to leave Gloucester Rugby for Clermont
Gloucester club captain Greig Laidlaw will leave the English Premiership Rugby club at the end of the season to join French Top 14 club Clermont. Scotland captain Laidlaw joined...
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